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Filter semester Medicine and Dentistry - A.A. 2026/27

The integrated Master's degree in Medicine and Surgery and School of Dentistry have nationwide programmed numbers, and are delivered in Italian language. 

Ministerial Decree No. 941 of July 10th , 2026, regarding access to the integrated Master's degree in Medicine and Surgery and School of Dentistry, and Ministerial Decree No. 249 of July 13th, 2026, concerning the exam dates for a.y. 2026/2027, have been published.

Admission to the filter semester - Medicine and Surgery and School of Dentistry a.y. 2026/2027

For both face-to-face and online lessons, you will need to register your attendance via the link

Attendance tracking

Please refer to the Attendance Recording Guide and the useful tips for following lessons.

Teaching materials, the syllabus, textbook information, and links for remote classes (Teams) are published in the dedicated online course communities for each subject and alphabetical group.

Access the relevant community via the links below, based on your assigned alphabetical group:

IMPORTANT: These online course communities are the primary channel for communicating with professors and tutors!

To learn more about using these communities:  Moodle  Guidelines – E-learning platform

Classes will be held both in person and online via Microsoft Teams; attendance will be tracked for both formats, and classes will run from September 1 to November 20, 2026.

Classes will be divided into two groups based on the alphabetical order of last names starting with AL and MZ; students may not switch from one group to the other.

The minimum compulsory attendance rate is 51%.

The class schedule is available at Orario delle Lezioni.

As stipulated in Articles 15 and 16 and Annex 1 of Ministerial Decree no. 941/2026, if you are enrolled in the Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, or Veterinary Medicine degree programs (Classes LM-41, LM-46, and LM-42)—or a related program—and have already attended one or more courses corresponding to those of the "filter semester" (or attended the filter semester courses in a previous year), you may request an exemption from attending classes for the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Biochemical Preparatory Studies, and Physics.

If you are coming from the "filter semester," a related degree program, or a degree program in classes LM-41 or LM-46 at the University of Brescia and wish to request an exemption from attendance requirements, you must:

1.            complete the relevant section on the Universitaly portal;

2.            complete the required declarations during the enrollment finalization process on the Esse3 portal;

No additional documentation needs to be uploaded.

If you are coming from the "filter semester," a related degree program, or a degree program in classes LM-41, LM-46, or LM-42 at other universities and wish to request an exemption from attendance requirements, you must:

1.            complete the relevant section on the Universitaly portal;

2.            complete the required declarations during the enrollment finalization process on the Esse3 portal;

3.            upload appropriate documentation proving your attendance at the previous degree program or "filter semester."

The documentation must be uploaded to the “Career Attachments” section of Esse3 (see the guidelines below):

a. if you are transferring from a Master’s degree program in classes LM-41, LM-46, or LM-42, or from a related degree program, attach:

•             the syllabus for the course(s) attended or the exam(s) taken as part of a degree program;

a signed self-declaration (which may be downloadable from the website of the university where the courses were attended or the exams taken) stating: enrollment status as of the date of publication of Ministerial Decree no. 941 of 10 July 2026; the university of enrollment; the degree program of enrollment, including the specific degree class (the program must fall within those listed in Art. 1, paragraph 1, or Art. 9 of Ministerial Decree no. 941 of 10 July 2026: www.mur.gov.it/it/atti-e-normativa/decreto-ministeriale-n-941-del-10-7-2026); the name of any exam(s) taken for which recognition of attendance is requested within the scope of the courses included in the "filter semester"; the number of ECTS credits (CFU) for each course; confirmation of course attendance; and, if the exam was passed, the date of the exam and the grade obtained;

if you are coming from the "Semestre filtro" (preparatory semester) of the previous academic year, attach:

•             a signed self-declaration (which may be downloadable from the website of the university where you attended the preparatory semester in the 2025/26 academic year) stating the university where the attendance took place;

If you are transferring from a related degree program that does not require mandatory attendance, or if you are unable to provide a certificate of attendance from the university, you may use the self-declaration form.

The deadline for submitting the exemption request, including any required documentation, is August 6, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

The list of students exempted from attending classes for the "filter semester" courses in the 2026/2027 academic year is published below.

PLEASE NOTE: Students granted an exemption may attend classes—either in person or online—independently, but they are not required to register their attendance.

Here are two useful tools to help you prepare for the open semester exams

  1. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are available at www.semestreaperto-medodovet.it to help you improve your preparation before attending the ‘filter’ semester lectures, which are a prerequisite for admission to the degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, and Veterinary Medicine. 

    Since the beginning of September, the platform www.semestreaperto-medodovet.it has been updated with practice exercises covering the topics of the open semester. The new material focuses on the teaching modules for physics, chemistry and introductory biochemistry. The exercises will be gradually added until the end of October, following the course schedule as closely as possible. 

    In November, the platform will make exam simulations available, similar to those scheduled at the end of the semester in terms of the number of questions, marking scheme and time allowed.

    The platform is completely free of charge and can be accessed by simply registering on the website.

  2. As part of the POT MOOD (MedOdontoOrientaDomain) project, the University of Brescia, together with other Italian universities, offers free video lectures on specific topics in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, as well as practice exercises on the ‘thefaculty’ app organised by subject, mock exams and ranked exercises, mind maps and adaptive study plans, to help students revise over the summer and support them throughout the course. 

    To access the lectures, visit https://semestre-aperto.progetto-mood.com/

    Take part free of charge in the national mock exams for the ‘Semestre Aperto’ programme via the MOOD and thefaculty platforms. The ‘Mock Exams – SEMESTRE APERTO 2026’ guide published below explains how to take part and how to access the platform.

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